1920s home movie footage of wealthy white families enjoying leisure time at a private club in Florida; many scenes of children playing with kittens and puppies. Also includes portrait sessions with multiple sitters using an 8x10 view camera outside in the yard.
Notes from can: Heidi age 2
For information on the Cocolobo Cay Club, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocolobo_Cay_Club (accessed November 3, 2023).
Addeddate
2025-05-15 17:01:15
Can_id
201483
Color
b&w
Date_scanned
2023-11-08
Edge_code
square, circle circle circle
Element
reversal, original
Film_format
16mm film
Film_soundtrack_type
mos
Frame_rate
16 fps
Genre_form
home movie
Identifier
201483_Home_Movie_010315
Length_feet
255
Location
USA; Florida; Florida Keys; Biscayne National Park; Adams Key, Florida
Production_date
circa 1920s
Resolution
5120 x 3840
Scanner
Prelinger Archives
Sound
silent
Source_collection
Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection
Source_collection_description
Home movies collected and held by Prelinger Archives. Items in this collection come from various sources: from members of families responsible for their making, collectors and dealers, and institutions donating collections to the Archives. The collection includes predominantly 16mm and 8mm home movies plus sizeable holdings in Super 8, and focuses on films made in North America or by North Americans traveling throughout the world.
Tags
playing on beach; beach clubs; child playing with kittens; cats; fruit barrel; hillside; older wealthy couple in beach chairs; palm trees; bathing suits; bathing caps; soft focus; girl covers eyes with hands; hands over eyes; peekaboo; swimming pools; docks; Cocolobo Cay Club Private Property No Trespassing sign; African American nannies; African American domestic workers; suitcases; knickers; porch swing; diving in; swimming; 8x10 view camera; sitting for portraits; posing for photos; photography; combing hair; person with camera; hand puppets; bobbed hair; toddlers; puppies; balls; front yards, cloche hats